Achish Sends David Back to Ziklag: 29:1 The Philistine forces collected at Aphek, north of all the main Philistine towns but still well south of Gilboa, Shunem (28:4), and Jezreel before they regrouped to travel north to face Saul. The impression given is that Saul had already gathered his army around the spring, probably Harod (see Judg. 7:1), at the foot of Mount Gilboa. Saul’s terror when he sees the Philistine army (28:5) does not at first sight support this impression. However, it could indicate that he had intended to wage a campaign against other northern groups and had not expected the Philistines to challenge him in Gilboa. It may be that the Philistines were trying to prevent Saul from organizing a takeover of the northern area and thus gaining the strength to defeat them in the …